Part 2 - REGULATION OF HEALTH AND RELATED FACILITIES
- Section 68-11-201 - Part definitions
- Section 68-11-202 - Licensing and regulation by commission - Review of facilities - Construction planned by facility - Standards regarding accessibility by disabled - Branch offices of home care organization - Use of endoscopy technician - Radiological staff services at ambulatory surgical treatment center - Amendment of rules for licensure
- Section 68-11-203 - Health facilities commission
- Section 68-11-204 - [Effective Until 12/1/2025] Requirement for license - Governmental institutions exempted
- Section 68-11-204 - [Effective 12/1/2025] [Effective Until 12/1/2027] Requirement for license - Governmental institutions exempted
- Section 68-11-204 - [Effective 12/1/2027] [Effective Until 12/1/2029] Requirement for license - Governmental institutions exempted
- Section 68-11-204 - [Effective 12/1/2029] Requirement for license - Governmental institutions exempted
- Section 68-11-205 - Limitations on practice in healing arts or medicine by individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, or governmental units
- Section 68-11-206 - Application for license - Form of contents - Procedure - Term of license - Renewal - Inactive status
- Section 68-11-207 - Suspension or revocation of license - Grounds - Procedure - Probation
- Section 68-11-208 - Hearings before the commission - Judicial review
- Section 68-11-209 - Rules and regulations governing operation - Adoption by board - Waiver - Certification of administrator - Rules governing training and testing of nursing assistants - Outpatient services off main campus - Compliance with board rules
- Section 68-11-210 - Inspections - Reports - Federal accreditation exemption
- Section 68-11-211 - Reporting incidents of abuse, neglect and misappropriation - Reporting specific incidents that might result in a disruption in the delivery of health care services - Confidentiality
- Section 68-11-212 - Placement and adoption of children unaffected
- Section 68-11-213 - Injunctions and penalties - Promulgation of regulations
- Section 68-11-214 - Personnel and inspectors
- Section 68-11-215 - Salaries and expenses
- Section 68-11-216 - Promulgation of rules and regulations as to fees - Licensures and annual renewal fees
- Section 68-11-217 - Christian Science facilities excepted
- Section 68-11-218 - Report of disciplinary action and referral to or participation in professional assistance program
- Section 68-11-219 - Payment to health care agency of assigned insurance benefits - Insurer's duty to request information
- Section 68-11-220 - Hospital billing information statements
- Section 68-11-221 - Deficiencies in facilities - Special monitors
- Section 68-11-222 - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) - Policies
- Section 68-11-223 - Ambulatory surgical treatment centers performing abortions
- Section 68-11-224 - [Effective until contingency is met. See the second version effective when contingency is met and Compiler's Notes] Withholding of resuscitative services - Regulations
- Section 68-11-224 - [Effective when contingency is met. See the version effective until contingency is met and Compiler's Notes] Withholding of resuscitative services - Regulations
- Section 68-11-225 - Nursing home administrators - Unexpected losses
- Section 68-11-226 - Licensing of home medical equipment provider
- Section 68-11-227 - Prohibited hospital actions
- Section 68-11-228 - "Home care organization" and "solicit" defined
- Section 68-11-229 - Solicitation of patients of other home care organizations prohibited
- Section 68-11-230 - Purpose of Sections 68-11-228 - 68-11-231 - Construction
- Section 68-11-231 - Penalties - Injunction - Attorney's fees
- Section 68-11-232 - Construction of chapter regarding providing assisted-care living facility services and care
- Section 68-11-233 - Criminal background check of applicants
- Section 68-11-234 - Criminal background checks for child care center employees
- Section 68-11-235 - Fire safety in nursing homes - Sprinkler plans - Compliance dates - New facilities - Effect of noncompliance - Fire drills - Reimbursement for Medicaid certified facilities
- Section 68-11-236 - Fire safety in assisted-care living facilities
- Section 68-11-237 - Fire safety in licensed homes for the aged
- Section 68-11-238 - Marketing strategies and strategic plans - Confidentiality of records - Closed meetings
- Section 68-11-239 - Central service technician
- Section 68-11-240 - Participation in drug donation repository program
- Section 68-11-241 - Promulgation of rules to permit disposal of prescription drugs
- Section 68-11-242 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Differentiation between licensed physicians based on maintenance of certification
- Section 68-11-242 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Differentiation between licensed physicians based on maintenance of certification
- Section 68-11-243 - Injunctive relief for information blocking - Penalties - Exclusions
- Section 68-11-244 - Certified medical assistants
- Section 68-11-245 - Notification of communication concerning additional information needed to process prior authorization request for patient
- Section 68-11-246 - Police officers, public safety officers, and security officers for facility
- Section 68-11-247 - Provision of internal audits to executive director of health facilities commission
- Section 68-11-248 - Visitation during end-of-life situations and presence of resident representative if disaster, emergency, or public health emergency for COVID-19 has been declared
- Section 68-11-249 - Personal information of investigative personnel exempt from public record
- Section 68-11-250 - Health care equipment - Lessors
- Section 68-11-251 - Rules and regulations - Intent of section - Adequate emergency medical care for children - Committee on pediatric emergency care - Recommendations of committee to the commission - Annual report
- Section 68-11-252 - Suspension of admission to facilities detrimental to health, safety or welfare of patients or residents
- Section 68-11-253 - Definitions - Regulation of medical gas piping
- Section 68-11-254 - Information required to be posted in nursing homes
- Section 68-11-255 - Procedure for surrendering custody of unwanted infant without criminal liability
- Section 68-11-256 - Criminal background checks on direct care employees of nursing homes
- Section 68-11-257 - Preadmission or precontract disclosures
- Section 68-11-258 - Internet posting of facilities and whether facilities have sprinklers, smoke detectors, or alarms
- Section 68-11-259 - Establishment and maintenance of a trauma registry - Compliance - Confidentiality
- Section 68-11-260 - Electronic transmission of physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant orders
- Section 68-11-261 - Emergency keyed lock boxes next to functioning elevators
- Section 68-11-262 - Limit on amount of charges for services to an uninsured patient
- Section 68-11-263 - National nosocomial infection surveillance/national healthcare safety network (NNIS/NHSN)
- Section 68-11-264 - Task force to clarify the interpretive guidelines for reporting unusual events with regard to Class I and Class II surgical site infections - Hospital-acquired infections
- Section 68-11-265 - Use of information obtained by the department
- Section 68-11-266 - Offering of immunization for influenza and pneumococcal diseases to inpatients sixty-five (65) or older
- Section 68-11-267 - Report on antibiotic resistant infections
- Section 68-11-268 - Charity case policy
- Section 68-11-269 - Comprehensive infection control program - Admission or transfer of patients
- Section 68-11-270 - Assessment of prospective resident by adult care home provider or traumatic brain injury (TBI) residential home provider prior to admission - Development of residential plan of care - Person centered approach - Ability to meet needs of resident - Meals and activities - Staffing - Resident's rights - Transfers or discharges - Transitional plans
- Section 68-11-271 - Registry check
- Section 68-11-272 - Patient safety and quality improvement - Burden of proving bad faith and malice
- Section 68-11-273 - Licensing of traumatic brain injury residential homes
- Section 68-11-274 - Provision of day services for residents as part of comprehensive services
- Section 68-11-275 - Funding from the TennCare CHOICES program - Applicability of the Critical Adult Care Act of 2009
- Section 68-11-276 - Patient's right to receive visitation during period when COVID-19 is healthcare concern
- Section 68-11-277 - Appointment of executive director - Duties and authority - Commission review of director activity
- Section 68-11-278 - Use of funds collected pursuant to Section 68-11-202(c)
- Section 68-11-279 - Independent informal dispute resolution program - Establishment - Minimum requirements - Annual report
- Section 68-11-280 - Assisted-care living facility trust fund - Establishment - Administration of fund - Carry over of remaining funds - Deposit of civil penalties
- Section 68-11-281 - Petition for appointment of a receiver for health facilities
- Section 68-11-282 - Surveyor and investigator training - Coordination with long-term care provider associations
- Section 68-11-283 - Licensing standards for non-hospital ambulatory surgical treatment centers - Minimum requirements - Payor mix report